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Stage 4 Route & Time Schedule
Feb 4, 2008, 22:05

ROUTE & TIME SCHEDULE
STAGE 4, DÉ CÉADAOIN 21ú BEALTAINE.                                                                                                                            Wednesday 21st May.                                                                                                          COROFIN - TRALEE 156 KMS.  
Riders Sign-On in GAA Complex, Corofin 09:30 - 10:30
Assembly - GAA Complex 10:40
Directions from Lisdoonvarna to Sign-On venue in Corofin, 21kms, on R476, dir Kilfenora, where left at T-junction, dir Corofin, Ennis. On entering Corofin turn right 100m before Texaco garage, signed for "Parking" area.      
Ceremonial Start - Main Street 10:55
Neutralised for 0.7kms to 80 signs.  
Estimated Time of Arrival at Kilometres per Hour. 48 40 32
Kms. Mls. Location Back wind Average Head               wind
0.0 0.0 Ceremonial Start, Anglers Rest, Main St. 11:00 11:00 11:00
0.7 0.4 End of Neutral Zone at 80 signs. 11:00 11:01 11:01
0.0 0.0 0kms signs for Start of Racing      
9.0 5.6 Left at T-junction onto N85, dir Ennis.      
    On N85      
10.3 6.4 Ennis 50 signs 11:12 11:15 11:19
11.7 7.3 Roundabout, 2nd exit to Ennis by-pass, dir Limerick    
13.7 8.5 Beechpark Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Limerick, etc.    
15.2 9.4 Rocky Road Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Limerick.    
16.5 10.3 Roundabout, exit Newmarket-on-Fergus    
    On N18      
17.5 10.9 Clarecastle 11:21 11:26 11:32
22.8 14.2 Dromoland West Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Newmarket-on-Fergus on R458.      
22.9 14.2 Dromoland East Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Newmarket-on-Fergus on R458.      
    On R458      
25.8 16.0 Newmarket-on-Fergus 11:32 11:38 11:48
27.1 16.8 Newmarket-on-Fergus Roundabout, 1st exit, dir Drumline, and Local Traffic.      
33.7 20.9 Right at Stop sign at T junction to R471, dir Limerick      
    Right, dir Limerick on N18 (no advance sign) Attention riders - keep to leftside of central reserve.    
34.4 21.4 Merge with N18    
    On N18      
    Limerick      
46.5 28.9 Roundabout, exit dir City Centre. 11:58 12:09 12:27
47.0 29.2 Coonagh Roundabout, 3rd exit, dir Tralee.    
48.8 30.3 Clonmacken Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Limerick 12:01 12:13 12:31
51.7 32.1 Shannon Bridge Roundabout, 3rd exit to Dock Road, dir Tralee. 12:04 12:17 12:36
53.6 33.3 Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Tralee on N69 / Cork N20. 12:07 12:20 12:40
55.0 34.2 Dock Road Roundabout, 1st exit dir Tralee on N21  12:08 12:22 12:43
55.1 34.2 Level Crossing 12:08 12:22 12:43
55.6 34.5 Temple Mungret roundabout, straight unsigned. 12:09 12:23 12:44
56.0 34.8 Quinns Cross Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Cork N21. 12:10 12:24 12:45
57.0 35.4 Raheen Roundabout, 3rd exit dir Tralee. 12:11 12:25 12:46
58.0 36.0 Loughmore Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Patrickswell on R526. 12:12 12:27 12:48
61.4 38.2 Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Patrickswell. 12:16 12:32 12:55
61.5 38.2 Patrickswell 12:16 12:32 12:55
65.7 40.8 Right, signed Adare. 12:22 12:38 13:03
66.5 41.3 Left at T-junction, dir Tralee N21 and Killarney. 12:23 12:39 13:04
    On N21      
67.2 41.8 Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Tralee. 12:24 12:40 13:06
67.0 41.6 Adare  12:23 12:40 13:05
92.0 57.2 Newcastlewest 12:55 13:18 13:52
96.6 60.0 Silos and barns on right side of road.      
96.6 60.0 KOM Climb Start signs.    
99.8 62.0 Barnagh Gap Category 3 KOM. 13:04 13:29 14:07
103.8 64.5 Templeglantine. 13:09 13:35 14:14
111.6 69.3 Abbeyfeale 50 signs. 13:19 13:47 14:29
    Attention riders - a multitude of traffic islands through Abbeyfeale.    
114.6 71.2 Feeding Zone from 60 signs for 300 metres.    
123.2 76.6 Start KOM Climb.      
128.4 79.8 Glanshearoon Category 3 KOM 13:40 14:12 15:00
137.2 85.3 Right, dir Lyracrumpane. 13:51 14:25 15:17
131.5 81.7 Start KOM Climb.    
135.2 84.0 Barr na Gaoithe Category 3 KOM 13:49 14:22 15:13
140.2 87.1 Reanagown Crossroads 13:55 14:30 15:22
    Left, dir Tralee 16kms.    
153.7 95.5 Tralee 50 signs. 14:12 14:50 15:48
154.0 95.7 Straight at Ballybeggan Roundabout, dir Town Centre.    
154.4 95.9 Level Crossing 14:13 14:51 15:49
154.5 96.0 Joe Keohane Roundabout, 3rd exit dirTown Centre. 14:13 14:51 15:49
154.8 96.2 Straight at Roundabout, dir Town Centre. 14:13 14:52 15:50
    Team cars divert left 280m before finish line.    
    Caution - road narrows sharply on left 150m before finish line.    
155.6 96.7 TRALEE Finish Line on Lr. Castle Street.  14:14 14:53 15:51
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